Bizzy Bec's Male Card Challenge

I came across this challenge today (the final day) over at Bizzy Bec's Blog Site and really wanted to take part but then realised that you had to have METAL on your card somewhere. Aaah now that was a problem I have no metal and no time to get any, there was only one thing for it improvise!! I took a piece of catering foil (thin metal) and cut my decorative corners from it. I hope you like my card.

For the card I have used

Craft Superstore Square white card blank

Papermania for the boys backing paper

Cored'nations matting

Catering foil thin metal corners

Little Lovin' kids fisherman

coloured with Promarkers

Sentiment Clare Curds signature range

Xcut corner die

Papermania brads

The Promarker colours used were:-

forest green, grass, blue pearl, pastel pink, cool grey 2, cinnamon & shale

Daisy & Dandelion 'Friends' Challenge

Here is my card for the challenge over at Daisy & Dandelion Blog site. This is the first time I have joined in with this challenge but hope to be able to join in each week from now on. They have set the challenge this week as 'Friends'. I have used Candyfloss as my main image. I hope you enjoy my card and thanks for stopping by to have a look.

For the card I have used:-

Candyfloss stamp from Daisy & Dandelion

Coloured with Promarkers

Best Friends stamp from Clare Curd Signature Range

Daisy & Dandelion backing paper

Cored'nations card for matting

D'vine swirls Cuttlebug embossing folder

Large scalloped square nestie's

Papermania brads

Flowers punched from X Cut punch

Pearls from Kanban

Promarkers Used:-

Cinnamon, Blush & Pastel Pink for Candyfloss

Lavender, Canary & Meadow Green for Flower

Daisy & Dandelion March/April Challenge

Having had all the lovely Daisy & Dandelion stamps for my birthday I decided I would put them to the test and join in with their challenge. For the card I also used my new Promarkers to colour in Marshmellow. I decoupaged the flower that Marshmellow is holding and placed the Get Well sentiment on 1mm pads for depth.

For this card I have used the following:-

Daisy & Dandelion backing paper

Marshmellow from the Candyfloss & Marshmellow stamp set

Floral strip from Pickles & Onion stamp set

Get Well sentiment from the Papermania clear stamp set

Cored'nations for mattiing

Large classic oval & large scalloped oval nesties

Impress wave border

Swiss Dots cuttlebug embossing folder

Promarker colours used:-

Cinnamon and Blush = Marshmellow

Cyan and Canary = flower Marshmellow is holding

Meadow Green = grass

Meadow Green, Cyan & Magenta = flower border

Birthday Cars

I just thought I would share with you a card I have made for my great nephew. He is will be 3 on Wednesday and is absolutely mad about Disney Cars. The picture I used is from a downloadable colouring page and I resized it in Microsoft Publisher to fit my A5 card. I coloured the picture using my new Promarkers and I was quite pleased with the result for a first go.

For the card I have used:-

A4 cardstock from local stationery shop

Red foiled card for matting

Downloadable picture

Coloured with Promarkers

Ribbon (black & white checks) from Crafty Ribbons

Sentiment and number computer generated.

Birthday Prezzies Am I Spoilt????

I was really lucky to receive some beautiful gifts for my birthday yesterday. As well as what is in the photo I have the following still to arrive:-

Hobby & Craft set of Promarker Pens

Sketching set of Promarker Pens

Brights set of Promarker Pens

Wizard die 'Flourishes 2'

Sarah Kaye stamp 'Rosalie's bicycle'

2 x Momento dye ink pads

Self Adhesive Pearls

I also had a £50 craft gift voucher from my in laws and my daugther is taking me to a craft shop next week to buy something for me.

I can't wait to play with all my goodies

Mother's Day Card

I had two Mother's Day cards to make and decided to make them both the same using decoupage. Halfway through I realised this was not such a great idea as each card had eight layers to it, anyhow here is one of the cards that I made.

Sorry about the bad photo it looks blurred on here for some reason.

For each card I used:-

White A4 cardstock from local craft shop

'A perfect day' decoupage sheet

Core'dinations red and green cardstock for matting, flowers and hearts

Hearts and flowers from Xcut punches

Thats all it took it doesn't seem much does it.

My Anniversary Cards & Birthday

Good afternoon all. I have not been posting here lately as I have been unable to make any cards due to my spinal problem which has been playing up. It is now just becoming bearable again and so should have some cards to post over the next few days, especially as I still have 2 mothers day cards to make. I have however been blog hoping alot and loving all the cards and creations I have seen.

Anyhow on to my card, As it is my wedding anniversary today, my husband requested a handmade A4 size card and this is what I managed to create for him:-

Papermania backing paper Scrumptious

Matted on Core'dinations

Little Lovin' Kids stamps

Computer generated sentiments

I don't quite know what happened to my handmade card but this is the card I received from him.

Thursday is my birthday so I wonder if that will bring my handmade card??? A girl cannot expect 2 handmade cards in a week can she, Oh and then Mothers day on Sunday it will be cards galore in my house. How I wonder what each day will bring.